Gideon's Trumpet (1980)

ALL 04/30/1980 (en) Drama, Crime, History, TV Movie 104 Min
  • Release
    04/30/1980
  • Production
    Gideon Productions, Worldvision Enterprises
  • Rotten tomato
    62%
  • Original title
    Gideon's Trumpet
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.

  1. Story

  2. Frank Bracht

    Editor

  3. Producer



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  1. Henry Fonda

    Clarence Earl Gideon

  2. José Ferrer

    Abe Fortas

  3. John Houseman

    Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

  4. Fay Wray

    Edna Curtis

  5. Dean Jagger

    6th Supreme Court Justice

  6. Sam Jaffe

    1st Supreme Court Justice

  7. Nicholas Pryor

    Jacob

  8. William Prince

    5th Supreme Court Justice

  9. Lane Smith

    Fred Turner

  10. Richard McKenzie

    Judge Robert McCrary

  11. Dolph Sweet

    Charlie

  12. Ford Rainey

    2nd Supreme Court Justice

  13. David Sheiner

    Abe Krash

  14. J. Patrick McNamara

    Harris

  15. Les Lannom

    Bobby Earle

  16. Malcolm Groome

    John Ely

  17. Allan Rich

    Tobias Simon

  18. Richard Lineback

    Lester Wade

  19. David Clennon

    James Fitzpatrick

  20. Michael Cavanaugh

    Stocker

  21. Paul Benjamin

    Artis

  22. Clifford A. Pellow

    Justin Pike

  23. Jerry Hardin

    Sheriff Mel Cobb

  24. Fredric Cook

    Leo Stafford

  25. Steven Peterman

    Arthur Vitale

  26. James O'Connell

    Warden

  27. Jon Locke

    Supervisor

  28. Gary Grubbs

    Deputy Hamilton

  29. Seamon Glass

    Prison Guard

  30. Gwen Van Dam

    Mrs. Lawrence

  31. James Brodhead

    Court Crier

  32. Edmund H. North

    Supreme Court Justice

  33. Emmet Lavery

    Supreme Court Justice

  34. Liam O'Brien

    Supreme Court Justice

  35. Don Draper

    Bailiff

  36. Henry Proach

    Guard

  37. Anthony Lewis

    The Reporter

  38. Timothy Scott

    Toby

  39. Blake Clark

    Jail Librarian (uncredited)

  40. Luther Fear

    Convict with Gideon (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 40 , Crews : 10

Keyword

Gideon's Trumpet (1980) 104 Min

ALL 04/30/1980 (en)
Drama, Crime, History, TV Movie
  • Release 04/30/1980
  • Production
    Gideon Productions, Worldvision Enterprises
  • Original title Gideon's Trumpet
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.

  1. Robert L. Collins

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Frank Bracht

    Editor

  4. Producer